San Diego
Superior Court Judge-Elect Gary G. Kreep, in his capacity as executive director
of the United States Justice Foundation, has called upon supporters to send
faxes to members of the House of Representatives urging that U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder be arrested and impeached.
His message came
in an e-mail sent Wednesday night.
Holder has been
found in contempt of Congress for withholding documents relating to Operation
Fast and Furious, an intended sting operation aimed at stemming sales of arms to
persons in Mexico. More than 2,000 firearms were sold with the hope of tracking
them to Mexican drug cartel leaders.
Guns sold as
part of the operation were found at the scene of the slaying of U.S. Border
Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
Kreep’s e-mail
says:
“The House of
Representatives just filed a meaningless CIVIL suit against Eric Holder in the
Fast and Furious case.
“That’s not good
enough. Contempt of Congress is a crime. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry is
dead. Eric Holder must be held to account.
“Please send
faxes, IMMEDIATELY, to every Member of the House of Representatives Judiciary
Committee. Tell them that the House Sergeant at Arms should arrest Eric Holder,
and the House should impeach him.
“This new civil
lawsuit will drag on for years. By the time that it is settled, Eric Holder will
probably be retired, and living the good life on taxpayer money.”
The e-mail goes
on to say:
“Just consider
what happened when the House voted to declare Attorney General Holder in
contempt.
“Our sleazy
Attorney General just laughed off the vote, and, then, he flew down to Disney
World to campaign for Barack Obama’s reelection.
“And he probably
made this trip on the taxpayer’s dime!
“ Now, Mr.
Holder is probably laughing at this silly civil lawsuit. He knows that he is
about to get away with one of the greatest political cover-ups in American
history.”
•The
Administrative Office of the Courts wants the
County of Fresno to buy from the state, at fair market value, the Clovis
courthouse. That’s a courthouse the county turned over to the state, at no
charge, for the purpose of it being maintained as a courthouse, under state
court funding.
The Alliance of
California Judges is balking at that. It released this statement:
“In the category
of ‘you can’t make this stuff up’ comes the following: after bleeding local
courts of valuable resources by wasting over a half billion dollars on a failed
computer system, the AOC now wants our financially strapped counties to buy back
courthouses that have been forced to close due to lack of funds. These are the
exact courthouses the counties deeded over to the AOC for as little as one
dollar several years ago.
“The Alliance
points to the Fresno County courthouse in Clovis as exhibit ‘A’ in the never
ending revelations of misplaced priorities, bureaucrats run amok and the
dismissive attitude toward our local courts and the communities we
serve.”
The Alliance is
urging that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee demand an audit of the AOC’s
Office of Court Construction and Management.
The Fresno Bee
has quoted Fresno Supervisor Debbie Poochigian (wife of Fifth District Court of
Appeal Justice Charles Poochigian) as saying:
“They should
give the buildings back to us, and what we choose to do with them, that’s up to
us.”
•Los Angeles City
Attorney Carmen Trutanich is being called
to task for violating a pledge to donate $100,000 to an after-school program by
his birthday, which was Aug. 12.
In 2008, in
revving up for the election the following year for city attorney, Trutanich
vowed that he would give that sum to L.A.’s Best if he breached his campaign
promise not to seek any other public office during his first term, if elected,
or second term, if reelected. He ran this year for district attorney, coming in
third in the primary.
An LA Weekly
blog on Wednesday recounts that after he became a candidate for DA, he made a
new promise in an interview with Los Angeles Times columnist Steve
Lopez.
In his March 7
column, Lopez reports that Trutanich assured him that the commitment to L.A.
Best would be honored. The column tells of the conversation:
“ ‘We’re going
to raise $100,000,’ he said.
“Wait a minute.
Raise $100,000? That’s pretty sneaky. I reminded him that his 2008 pledge was to
write a check from ‘personal funds.’
“ ‘I’m not a
rich guy,’ Trutanich said. ‘I gotta raise it.’
“I asked when
that would be, and he said by his birthday in August, which of course would
conveniently fall after the June primary.”
The LA Weekly
blog reports:
“Carla Sanger,
the president and CEO of L.A.’s Best, said Tuesday that they still have not
received a check from Trutanich.”
•The Armenian Bar
Association will be holding a picnic on Sunday at Montrose Park, 3529 Clifton
Place, in Glendale, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It will be held
in conjunction with the USC Armenian Alumni Association.
An announcement
says:
“Enjoy all you
can eat Armenian BBQ, soft drinks, etc., mingle with new and old friends, and
create great new memories. All friends and family members are welcome to attend
(including kids).”
The cost is $20
per person.
Reservations are
requested and can be made by e-mailing Lisa@armenianbar.com.
•The
Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California will stage its “Annual
Summer Networking Reception” next Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Taipan Restaurant,
330 S. Hope Street, in downtown Los Angeles.
The theme will
be “A Celebration of Diversity on the Bench.”
The keynote
speaker will be Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen,
the first Asian-American woman on any federal appellate court. She will be
introduced by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Fujie.
There will be
what is billed as an “all-you-can-eat delicious Chinese food buffet!”
Admission is
free for members of the various bar associations affiliated with
MCBA.
•The Pasadena Bar
Association’s Women’s Focus Group is planning a program for Sept. 12 on “The
Etiquette of Networking.”
Topics are to
include “How to cancel a business meeting gracefully,” “What to do if you forget
a name,” and “You want a client. He wants a date.”
Presenters will
Pasadena attorneys Ellen F. Driscoll and Erin K. McCann.
The 6 p.m.
dinner program will take place at Red White and Bluezz at 70 S. Raymond Ave. in
Pasadena’s Old Town.
PBA members will
be charged $30 and others will pay $40 to attend.
Reservations are
obtainable by e-mailing laura.lloyd@usip.com.
•Virginia
Keeny, a newly
appointed Los Angeles Superior Court judge, is now presiding in Department J of
the Van Nuys East Courthouse. Judge Christine C. Ewell has moved from that
courtroom to Department 105 of the Van Nuys West Courthouse.
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